Association between Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and clinical presentation and outcomes in older inpatients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a physiological condition characterized by a decreased reserve to stressors. In patients with COVID-19, frailty is a risk factor for in-hospital mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between clinical presentation, analytical and radiological parameters at admission, and clinical outcomes according to frailty, as defined by the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), in old people hospitalized with COVID-19.

Materials and methods

This retrospective cohort study included people aged 65 years and older and admitted with community-acquired COVID-19 from 3 March 2020 to 31 April 2021. Patients were categorized using the CFS. Primary outcomes were symptoms of COVID-19 prior to admission, mortality, readmission, admission in intensive care unit

SUBMITTER: Marti-Pastor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806809 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature